Since the seventeenth century, the Fon have been concentrated in the Benin region and the southwestern part of Nigeria. The Fon people, like neighboring ethnic groups in West Africa, …

2024年3月13日 · The Fon people have a long history of settlement in Benin, showcasing their strong cultural influences. With a deep connection to their roots, the Fon tribe’s migration …

This scepter (known among the Fon peoples as makpo, or staff of fury) belongs to a corpus of silver works that served as objects of power and prestige to rulers of the Fon Kingdom of …

The Fon are one of the largest ethnic groups in the south of the Republic of Benin, and it was the precolonial Fon kingdom of Dahomey that dominated this region from the seventeenth to …

2013年4月9日 · Fon is the largest ethnic group in Benin constituting about 40 percent of the population. Fon people of Abomey,Benin and home of Vodoun worship performing traditional …

The Fon people, also called Fon nu, Agadja or Dahomey, are a major African ethnic and linguistic group. They are the largest ethnic group in Benin found particularly in its south region; they are …

Affinial is the pattern of kinship where one is bound by contract. This includes the marriage ceremony where even non Fon may be included into the family group. Appellations is a very …

The Fon are the most influential people in the south of Benin. Historically the Fon have resisted bothy Islam and Christianity, in favor of their own strong traditional religion. According to our …

Fon live in villages and towns where they make up large portions of the population. They live in divided sections, which are separated by a relation to a specific male ancestor. The …

The document provides information about the Fon people of Benin and their language and culture. It discusses that the Fon are the largest ethnic group in Benin, comprising 40% of the …